Category: Social Media

In order to curb the spread of fake news during the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria, Facebook has said only advertisers located in Nigeria would be allowed to run political advertisements on the social media site, says a news report Read more

The Kano State Police Command has arrested an administrator and members of a WhatsApp Group for circulating fake news and an image of a married woman whom they claimed was trafficking in children in the city. Spokesman of the Police Read more

Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) today announced the appointments of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Robert Zoellick to Twitter’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as new independent directors, effective immediately. Marjorie Scardino will be stepping down from the Board for personal reasons at Read more

A Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) policy change on Thursday to increase the service’s credibility cost its 100 most popular users about 2 percent of their followers, on average, according to social media data firm Keyhole. Twitter is no longer counting as Read more

Facebook axed 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of 2018, the social media giant said Tuesday, detailing how it enforces “community standards” against sexual or violent images, terrorist propaganda or hate speech. Responding to calls for transparency Read more

Twitter has advised its 336 million users to change their passwords due to a bug that saved user passwords on an internal log without proper encryption. The microblogging website said there is no evidence that password have been leaked, but Read more

Facebook shares rose sharply, registering its biggest gain in nearly two years, as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg answered questions from U.S. senators on how Facebook might be regulated more-closely. According to media report on Wednesday, Zuckerberg apologised for the issues Read more

Twitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for “promotion of terrorism” since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform “an undesirable place” to call for violence. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said it Read more

The shares of social media giant Facebook plunged Monday as it was heavily criticised at home and abroad over misuse of data. According to reports, a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million Read more

Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has said that regardless of its numerous weaknesses, the social media can be used to promote good governance if well handled. Opening a training workshop on the effective use of social media for public Read more